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What is the chemical weathering process called when granite turns into clay?
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What is it called when chemical reactions dissolve the minerals in rock or change them into different minerals?
It's called dissolution, a form of chemical weathering.
What is the name of the process that breaks large pieces of rock into small piece of sediment?
its called weathering, or erosion
Is there really such a thing as black granite?
yes there is such a thing as black granite
Are weathering and erosion dependent on each other?
Weathering is the physical wearing down of rock or the earth, and erosion is the movement of the particles loosened by weathering. Weathering can be either mechanical or chemical. For chemical weathering to occur, a chemical reaction needs to occur in the ground, causing it to wear away. Mechanical weathering can include: freezing and thawing (water gets into ground and when it freezes it pushes the rock out), abrasion (force rubbing up against surface, such as water, which is why rocks in a river are so smooth), thermal weathering (rocks expand in very hot climates), salt wedges (rain with salt water in it falls into cracks between a rock and when the water dissolves, the salt is left behind pushing the rock outward), and animal activity (burrowing in the ground). Erosion would take place after one of these processes had, and it carries the weathered particles away by wind or water.
Is granite formed from lava cooling or magma cooling?
Not from the magma, no. Cooled and solidified magma is classified as igneous. However, metamorphic rocks can be formed as the heat and hot fluids of intruding magma affect the properties and possibly the chemistry of the existing "country rock" into which it comes in contact. This process is called contact metamorphism.
What is a component of granite that is not susceptible to chemical weathering?
The component of granite that is not susceptible to chemical weathering is called Quartz!
What is the product of chemical weathering of granite called?
Clay :p
When potassium feldspar is weathering by water into kaolinite the process is called what?
Chemical weathering.
What is the process that breaks down rocks chemically?
It's called chemical weathering. Think acid rain.
What Is the process of breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?
It is actually called weathering, but if your talking about the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces by physical means it is called Mechanical Weathering, by chemical means it is called Chemical Weathering.
What is the process that causes ground water erosion?
The process is called chemical weathering.
What is the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions called?
It's called chemical weathering.
What is it called when you alter the form of rocks by physical or chemical processs?
This process is called weathering.
What is the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions?
It's called chemical weathering.
Chemical weathering process due to exposure to water and oxygen is called?
RUST
What is the process that breaks rocks down into particles or its chemical components called?
weathering
What chemical weathering process is caused by oxygen and water acting on iron?
The process is called rusting.
